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Commercial Uses at Hadley Point Landing Come Under Scrutiny
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Bar Harbor Will Consider Rule That Would Limit Businesses Staging on Hadley Point and Park Street Ball Fields

Carrie Jones Mar 05, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. BAR HARBOR—If new changes to how the town manages its public property continue to move forward, businesses will no longer be able to stage at places like the town’s ball fields and Hadley Point Beach. The changes were discussed at a Bar Harbor Town Council workshop, March 4, where Code Enforcement … Continue reading Bar Harbor Will Consider Rule That Would Limit Businesses Staging on Hadley Point and Park Street Ball Fields

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Mount Desert Officials Divided as Regional School Reorganization Moves Toward Vote Bar Harbor Councilors Worry About Potentially Incurring Other Towns' Future School Construction and Renovation Debts
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Mount Desert Officials Divided as Regional School Reorganization Moves Toward Vote

Bar Harbor Councilors Worry About Potentially Incurring Other Towns’ Future School Construction and Renovation Debts Carrie Jones Mar 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. MOUNT DESERT—A proposal to reorganize the Mount Desert Island school system will go before voters in June after the Mount Desert Select Board approved holding a special town meeting, even as some local officials said they do … Continue reading Mount Desert Officials Divided as Regional School Reorganization Moves Toward Vote

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The Scotia Prince Has a New Overnight Ferry Plan in the Works. A proposed Portsmouth–Nova Scotia ferry could rival the CAT route that links Bar Harbor to Yarmouth.
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The Scotia Prince Has a New Overnight Ferry Plan in the Works.

A proposed Portsmouth–Nova Scotia ferry could rival the CAT route that links Bar Harbor to Yarmouth. Carrie Jones Mar 03, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—A ferry service that once ran out of Portland, Maine has announced that it intends to revive, connecting Portsmouth, New Hampshire with Nova Scotia. The Scotia Prince would be potentially a … Continue reading The Scotia Prince Has a New Overnight Ferry Plan in the Works.

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Judge Rules Charles Sidman Has Standing in Bar Harbor Permit Appeal. Case focuses on use of Ells Pier in downtown Bar Harbor for small cruise ship disembarkations.
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Judge Rules Charles Sidman Has Standing in Bar Harbor Permit Appeal.

Case focuses on use of Ells Pier in downtown Bar Harbor for small cruise ship disembarkations. Carrie Jones Mar 03, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. BAR HARBOR—Superior Court Judge Michael A Duddy decided that Charles Sidman does indeed count as an aggrieved party under the town’s ordinance when it comes to the administrative appeal of the town’s cruise ship … Continue reading Judge Rules Charles Sidman Has Standing in Bar Harbor Permit Appeal.

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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK And in the near future.
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THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

And in the near future. Carrie Jones Mar 02, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. THINGS TO DO It’s our weekly round-up, and we may have missed some things, so apologies! If you have something you’d like in here, please let us know. Also, you may have to click through to see everything. There are so many things that this … Continue reading THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK

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PEOPLE WE'VE LOST
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People We’ve Lost

Daniel David Lourie. William Jerome Hamilton. Linda Anzalone Woolley. Deborah Jean DeRaps. Kendall Franklin Stratton Jr. Karen Sue (Olson) Van Tine. Everett D. Haycock. Edwin W. ‘Sonny’ Colburn. Carrie Jones Mar 01, 2026 Note: “People We’ve Lost” is a feature of the Bar Harbor Story where we share obituaries of people that the island lost in the previous 1-2 weeks. We’re doing this because we think … Continue reading People We’ve Lost

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9 9 The Beetle Beneath the Bark: A Quiet Invasion on Mount Desert Island Officials Urge Residents to Watch for Infestation Signs
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The Beetle Beneath the Bark: A Quiet Invasion on Mount Desert Island

Officials Urge Residents to Watch for Infestation Signs Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Feb 28, 2026 BAR HARBOR—Since April 2025, all of Mount Desert Island has been in a tree quarantine due to emerald ash borers found on trees in Bar Harbor. When local arborist Jamie Lambert drove down the Indian Point Road, he noticed something: the trees were blonding. Blonding is when the woodpeckers start to remove … Continue reading The Beetle Beneath the Bark: A Quiet Invasion on Mount Desert Island

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Federal Grant Will Help Transform Island Explorer Fleet in Acadia Region
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Federal Grant Will Help Transform Island Explorer Fleet in Acadia Region

Shaun Farrar Feb 26, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. ACADIA REGION—Thanks to a $23 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant, the Island Explorer transportation system will start replacing its older buses in the near future. The grant, administered by the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), will also have matching funds of $5,882,250. The National … Continue reading Federal Grant Will Help Transform Island Explorer Fleet in Acadia Region

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Fourth of July Happenings on MDI July 3 and July 5 events, too!
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Bar Harbor Officials Divided Over Fourth of July and Other Community Events Funding

Island Explorer, YMCA Funding Survive Budget Recommendations Carrie Jones Feb 26, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. BAR HARBOR—Round One of the Bar Harbor budget process is pretty much complete and it saw the town’s warrant committee split on recommending to not fund the Fourth of July, two other Chamber-run events, and propose not funding three new town positions. On February 24, … Continue reading Bar Harbor Officials Divided Over Fourth of July and Other Community Events Funding

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From SCBAs to Septic Planning, Bar Harbor Moves Multiple Projects Forward.
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From SCBAs to Septic Planning, Bar Harbor Moves Multiple Projects Forward.

Carrie Jones Feb 25, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Elise N. Frank. BAR HARBOR—Bar Harbor firefighters are about to be a little safer. While water budgets rise and some citizens’ call for an ordinance to prohibit law enforcement officers from interacting with federal ICE agents (except for some exceptions), the Bar Harbor Town Council also heard updates and … Continue reading From SCBAs to Septic Planning, Bar Harbor Moves Multiple Projects Forward.

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